Massaging and treatment stool



July 14, 1936. P. E. ERICKSON MASSAGING AND TREATMENT STOOL Filed Jline 10, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 JIE... E'-

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ATTORNEY 1 July M, 19136. P. E. EICKSON,

MASSAGING TREATMENT STOOL Filed June 10, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 illllWiv NVEN TOR.

Patented July 14, 1936 PATENT OFFICE MASSAGING AND TREATIMENT STOOL Prentis E. Erickson, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to James B. Bradshaw, Minneapolis; Minn.

'- Application June 10,1935, Serial No. 25,926

3 Claims. (Cl. 128-33) contacting the under'surface of the seat portion,

and having resilient tensioning means for holding the applicator at the proper pressure against the said seat portion.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved massage stool which will be provided with a vibrating applicator normally contacting the undersurface of the stool, seat to vibrate the 20 same and through the seat to vibrate the portion of a patient which is placed in contact therewith, whether it be the feet or parts of the body or legs which contact the seat.

A further object of the invention is to provide 25 an improved massage stool which will be formed with a flexible seat and vibrating and heating devices disposed below the seat, and with a supporting means whereby the seat proper may be tilted at whatever angle desired to best fit the 30 requirements of use.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of my application, 35 Figure .1 is aside elevation of my improved massage stool;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of my improved massage stool;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken 40 through the stool, on line 3'-3 and.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line flll of Figure 3.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accom panying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a massage stool having a seat portion formed with a substantially rectangular frame i made from 50 angle iron or any other suitable material, and a resilient and flexible supporting diaphragm forming the seat portion which is disposed within the frame -I,'as at 2, and is held therein by suitable fastening means, such as the bolts 3. The dia- 55 phragm 2, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings,

will be extremely full in proportions, so that when a patient is sitting thereon, the seat will be considerably below theline of the frame I.

Side supporting bars 4 are disposed at the opposite sides of the frame I, and provided with 5 the lateral lugs '5, which line up with and cooperate with similar lugs B at the sides of the said frame II. The bolts I extend through the frame and supporting bars 4 and the associated lugs 5 and 6, and have wing nuts 8 on their outer 10 ends whereby the angular position of the frame I may be varied with respect to the supporting side bars 4, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Legs 9 will be attached tothe ends of the side bars 4, and terminate in the rubber cushion pads l0. 4 f

A supporting bracket H is attached at one end of the frame I and is provided with a pivoted arm l2, which supports a motor driven vibrator l3, which in turn carries the resilient and pliable applicator M. Springs l5 connect the arm H with the frame 4, for positively holding the applicator in contact with theunder surfaeeof the seat portion 2, at all times. An electric switch I6 is positioned on the bracket II, and regulates r the operation of the motor vibrator l3.

A second bracket ii is supported on the opposite end of the frame I, and carriesthe electrical air heater it, which is controlled by a switch on the said bracket, l1, and when turned on, discharges heated air directly upward and on the under surface of the supporting diaphragm forming the seat portion 2 of'the stool, thereby giving the benefit of heat with the benefit of the vibrating massage.

As shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, the applicator It is formed with a plurality of laterally extending metal springs I9, which are embedded within the pliable rubber or leather covers 20,

although other material desired may be employed to cover the spring arms.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that my improved massage stool will have many beneficial uses, as when used in .contact with the bare feet of a person, or when a person sits directly on the stool, or when the stool is inverted and the upper surface of the seat portion is placed in contact with any portion of the body or legs and arms. Especially the massage stool is very helpful for women patients to relieve pains due to menstruation. Neuralgia or any muscular pains and aches are relieved with the use of myimproved stool, and as it restores circulation to the parts being treated and with the application of heat at the same time,

a seat frame pivotally mounted on said supporting means and formed with a flexible and elastic supporting diaphragm forming the seat portion, a vibrator disposed below said diaphragm and in contact therewith and a plurality of resilient laterally extending fingers encased in a suitable covering on said vibrator and in contact with the under surface of said diaphragm.

2. A massage stool having supporting means, a seat frame pivotally mounted on said siipporting means and formed with a flexible and elastic supporting diaphragm forming the seat portion,

a vibrator disposed below said diaphragm and in sioned means for holding said vibrator in contact with the under surface of said diaphragm.

3. A massage stool having supporting means, a seat frame pivotally mounted on said supporting means and formed with a flexible and elastic supporting diaphragm forming the seat portion, a vibratordisposed below said diaphragm and in contact therewith, said vibrator having a pinrality of resilient laterally extending fingers encased in a suitable covering, resiliently tensioned means for holding said fingers in contact with the under surface of said diaphragm, and an air heater supported on said supporting means di rectly below said diaphragm. L i

- PRENTIS E. ERICKSON. 

